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The photo of the Queen visiting the mines: Elizabeth II has always been close to her people

Elizabeth II she has been ambassador and spokesperson for her country for 70 years. In doing this job, the Queen rarely made a mistake and as often as she could she was close to her people. Every day her real Instagram account remembers an event from her long reign ahead of the Platinum Jubilee. Today’s photo shows it inside the Silverwood mine near Rotherham. It dates back to 1975.

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Even in those years, the mines were one of the cornerstones of the English economy despite the fact that there had already been serious accidents such as that of 20 October 1967, an avalanche of coal sewage leaking from the mountain of mine of Aberfan it strikes the country. 144 people died including 116 children. This episode is told in the series The Crown and remembered as the first time his Majesty would cry in public.

The question remains whether the tears were genuine. Certainly, however, that episode was a watershed in the public life of Elizabeth II. As a father and grandfather to her he has always visited workplaces and met people before her, but her dedication to this of hers was greater than that of any ruler. While visiting the mines ofsummer of 1975 she is dressed in a light color to distinguish herself from the others, but she also has a protective helmet. It is not a formal visit. The Queen went underground, over 500 meters. With her, as always, also Prince Philip, also in work clothes.

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Source: Vanity Fair

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